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Robeson Extension Pennsylvania Map

Explore Robeson Extension, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Robeson Extension, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Robeson Extension, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Robeson Extension, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Robeson Extension.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Robeson Extension
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Blair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.467017
Longitude	-78.199732
Population	217
Density	481.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16693
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Williamsburg Community School District

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About Robeson Extension, Pennsylvania

Robeson Extension is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 481.5 people per km². Robeson Extension is located at 40.4670°N, 78.1997°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Robeson Extension occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the deliberate, steady passage of the Frankstown Branch Juniata River. It lies 10.9 miles east-southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Greenwood. The landscape here is characterized by the disciplined geometry of agricultural fields and the encroaching density of deciduous woodland, which softens the transition toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. At Recreation Drive Park, the ground holds the cool dampness of early morning, a place where the air remains still and heavy with the scent of pine and wet shale. Only two miles distant, the Ganister Blue Hole offers a singular, deep-toned stillness to the terrain, its surface reflecting the changing color of the sky with a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding timber.

Robeson Extension maintains a rhythm dictated by the long-standing industries of the inland plateau, where the echoes of manufacturing and the labor of the soil have left a permanent mark on the local character. The economy here is built upon the persistence of regional trade and the quiet utility of the land, drawing sustenance from the proximity to Turkey Valley and the steady transit of goods along the primary corridors. Life in Robeson Extension follows the slow, seasonal turn of the Pennsylvania calendar, favoring the practical over the decorative. Those who walk the local paths recognize a certain stoicism in the architecture and the way the light catches the brickwork at dusk, suggesting that the true value of the locality lies in its refusal to be anything other than exactly what it has always been.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Recreation Drive Park (Local Recreation) — 0.0 mi, 064° NE
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 214° SW
Lower Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 252° W
State Game Land 118 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 091° E
State Game Land 147 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 290° W
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 279° W
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 292° W
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 151° SE
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 148° SE
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 067° NE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 262° W
Brush Mountain Woodlands (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 276° W
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 031° NE
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 9.0 mi, 149° SE
Trough Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 155° SE
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 025° NE
The Paper Trail (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 082° E
Hawn's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 105° E
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 076° E
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 023° NE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 022° N
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 10.3 mi, 271° W
Old Spruce Creek Station (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 017° N
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 288° W
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 255° W
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 351° N
Former Phillips Sand Co. (2 Plants) (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 113° SE
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 111° E
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 111° E
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 355° N

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